Center for the literary arts in New York State
FILM SCREENING
"A Complete Unknown"
7 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2026
Page Hall - University at Albany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203 See map.
(United States, 2024, 141 minutes, color)
Directed by James Mangold. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning
Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in this biographical tale of a celebrated young folk singer who, controversially, came to adopt electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, enraging folk music purists. Edward Norton and Elle Fanning play Pete Seeger and Sylvie Russo in a film that received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
Meet Elijah Wald, author of the book, Dylan Goes Electric (2015), the inspiration for "A Complete Unknown," at the Albany Film Festival on Saturday, March 28. Janet Maslin in The New York Times called it, “splendid, colorful work,” and John Harris of The Guardian ranked it “among the best music books I have ever read.”